Sugar Cube Tray and Tongs, 1905-1930
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Marshall Field and Company made this Arts and Crafts-style tray and tongs set available through its department stores. The tray and tongs show hammer marks, emphasizing hand craftsmanship -- a tenet of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Ironically, these marks were created in a factory, making the set affordable to a larger number of consumers.
Marshall Field and Company made this Arts and Crafts-style tray and tongs set available through its department stores. The tray and tongs show hammer marks, emphasizing hand craftsmanship -- a tenet of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Ironically, these marks were created in a factory, making the set affordable to a larger number of consumers.
Artifact
Tray
Date Made
1905-1930
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
83.141.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silver (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: 8 in (tray)
Width: 1.75 in (tray)
Length: 3 in (tongs)
Inscriptions
stamped on bottom of tray: MF & Co / STERLING / COLONIAL / 1165 stamped on arm of tongs: MF & Co STERLING COLONIAL / 2043
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